Stereo connections

Reviewing the G5 manual, it says you can connect a stereo receiver to the Mac via the optical audio OUT port. Can you connect one to the audio IN port instead (to play LP's and run the music though the stereo to the Mac for conversion to digital)? I just want to avoid damaging either.
Thanks.

Instead of connecting the receiver input to the G5 output, you can use the optical digital output from the receiver as the input to the optical digital audio-in port on the G5.
It would qualify as "other digital source" - see page 29 here
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/PowerMacG5_UserGuide.pdf

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